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ne of the most exclusive events in the sporting and social calendar celebrates its pearl anniversary in the New Year. Set against a breath-
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taking alpine backdrop 1,800 metres above sea level, teams from Cartier, Ralph Lauren, Deutsche Bank and BMW will compete in the 30th
St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow.
Heralded as the most prestigious winter polo tournament, the best polo players in the world will congregate on the frozen Lake St Moritz in the Swiss Alps to chase the orange ball on horseback. Te top class talent on the lake will be cheered on by an estimated 15,000 specta- tors over the course of the four day festival, who will also enjoy the renowned social scene at the exclusive resort in five star luxury. Inter- national personalities from the worlds of poli- tics, business and society will enjoy the unique festivities, culminating in the Cartier Trophy
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St. Moritz will play host to a polo tournament with a difference at the end of January Final on the afternoon of February 2nd
In the town where they say the air is as
sparkly as champagne, the centrepiece of the exclusive social events will be the black tie gala cocktail reception at the Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains on the Saturday evening. Guests and players alike will also take advan- tage of the other winter sports on offer, togeth- er with St Mortitz’s legendary après ski. Polo professional James Fielding will be among the players taking part. He said: “Tere aren’t many tournaments where you’ll find players skiing and playing polo on the same day! From a public point of view it’s quite a good event to go and watch. Obviously with it taking place in St Moritz it has the glitzy glamour element and it’s nice to have all the things that go along with that.” At home James runs the JF Polo Academy in Great Barrow in the heart of the Cheshire
countryside. In contrast to the snow-capped glamour of St Moritz, the polo season is wind- ing down somewhat for winter at the Academy. He said: “It is quite a seasonal sport. We carry on into the winter until it gets too wet. It just
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